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‘Care needs to be taken to avoid resistance to OP dips’
The misuse of organophosphate dips (OP) in the control of sheep scab could be detrimental in causing resistance if misused, according to Jason Barley from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute’s...
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Calf registrations down 26,000 compared to 2022
The latest calf registration figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) show that a total of 168,912 calves were registered in the last week. With the figure for calves registered ending...
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‘Hill-bred stores back €25/head on last year’
Hill-bred store lambs are back by as much as €25/head on last year according to Kenmare Mart manager Dan McCarthy. The Kerry-based mart’s manager spoke to Agriland at the Teagasc National Hill Sheep...
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Is urea the nitrogen option for tillage farmers in 2023?
Land, machinery and nitrogen fertiliser, and whether to consider urea, are the big ticket items that farmers have to address as they work through their annual commitments. Where bagged fertiliser is...
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ATU Mountbellew open day for agricultural courses
Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Mountbellew will hold an open day for prospective agricultural students on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The event, aimed at secondary school students, parents,...
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FCI: TAMS 3 is ‘declaration of war’ on agricultural contractors
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has claimed that the new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) is an “outright declaration of war” on all agricultural...
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UK farmers to breed ‘ultra-low-emission’ sheep
A new Agri-EPI Centre project to breed ultra-low-emission sheep is about the start on Romney rams in Hertfordshire in the UK. The project, funded by Innovate UK, aims to build on work already done on...
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Kerry Dairy Ireland partners with BOI for discounted loans
Kerry Dairy Ireland has today (Tuesday, February 21) announced the launch of a new partnership with Bank of Ireland which it said will provide funding for sustainable farming improvements for its milk...
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€4.2m funding for policy-focused research – Heydon
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) with special responsibility for research and innovation, Martin Heydon has today (Tuesday, February 21) announced over...
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DAFM confirms six agri-tax reliefs extended beyond 2023
Six agri-tax reliefs have been extended until 2024 and 2025, following the passing of the EU Agricultural Block Exemption Regulation (ABER), Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food...
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New DairyBeef 500 spring series on calf rearing
Agriland Media Group is delighted to host a new series in association with Teagasc DairyBeef 500 focusing on calf rearing. The aim of DairyBeef 500 is to promote and demonstrate dairy-beef systems,...
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Spring Calf Series: What to consider when buying a calf
The Agriland Spring Calf Series is in association with Teagasc DairyBeef 500. By Tommy Cox, DairyBeef 500 advisor With calving in full swing on dairy farms around the country, the next few weeks will...
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Ireland ‘must grasp’ opportunity created by Brazilian BSE case
The opportunity in the Chinese beef market, created by a suspension of Brazilian beef exports to the country, “must be grasped by factories and Bord Bia”, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has...
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Tillage: Assessing the Green Area Index of oilseed rape
Oilseed rape (OSR) is the only canopy crop grown in Ireland that takes up surplus nitrogen (N) from the soil in the early stages of development, which can be used to meet its future growth...
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CAFRE to host grower workshops on fungicides
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to host workshops across Northern Ireland next week to update growers on the performance of current fungicides. Speakers at the...
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Brazil BSE case could ‘spell disaster, not success for us’– Downey
The former president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Eddie Downey has warned farmers to be apprehensive about the confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Brazil....
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Spring Calf Series: Making use of CBV before buying
The Agriland Spring Calf Series is in association with Teagasc DairyBeef 500. By Tommy Cox, DairyBeef 500 advisor Earlier this week as part of the DairyBeef 500 Spring Calf Series, we took a look at...
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Tillage: Focus on financial benefit of protein crops
Politicians, feed experts and even farmers are aware of the fact that Europe is a deficit region, where protein crops are concerned. And for Ireland as a country, this matter is of an even more acute...
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Cork tops farmer scheme payments league table
Co. Cork has received nearly €683 million in farmer scheme payments throughout the lifetime of the current Dáil. In contrast, Co. Dublin has received the lowest amount of payments totalling more than...
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TAMS 3: Factors for farmers to consider before applying
One of the big talking points among farmers this week has been the list of the items that are eligible for funding under the new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS). The list of...
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